Detectives: Fake teen doctor stole $34,000 from patient

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge ordered a teenager accused of being a fake doctor to take a mental health exam after new charges accusing him of stealing over $34,000 from an 86-year-old patient were filed.

Multiple media outlets report Judge Joseph Marx ordered Wednesday that 18-year-old Malachi Love-Robinson could be released provided he undergoes the examination by Friday.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested Love-Robinson Tuesday, saying he stole $34,504 from the woman to pay auto loans and credit cards.

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department shows Malachi Love-Robinson, who has been released on bail after being charged with impersonating a doctor. Judge Joseph Marx ordered the teenager accused of being a fake doctor to take a mental health exam after new charges accusing him of stealing over $34,000 from an 86-year-old patient were filed. Judge ordered Wednesday, March 2, 2016, that Love-Robinson could be released provided he undergoes the examination by Friday. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Love-Robinson made news last month after he was charged with impersonating a doctor. Detectives say he opened an office and examined patients.

He denies the charges, saying he never said he was a medical doctor. He claims to have a doctorate from the Universal Life Church, which sells them online for $29.95.